Official Examples
A collection of frontend examples demonstrating how to integrate Directus with various JavaScript frameworks.
What is Official Examples?
Directus Examples is a collection of frontend code samples that show how to integrate the Directus headless CMS with various JavaScript frameworks. It solves the problem of understanding how to connect different frontend technologies to Directus as a data source, providing concrete implementations for common use cases like building a blog.
Frontend developers and teams using Directus who need practical examples of integrating it with their chosen framework, such as React, Vue, Svelte, or Next.js.
Developers choose Directus Examples because it offers ready-to-run, framework-specific integration code that demonstrates real-world usage of Directus SDKs and APIs, accelerating the setup process and reducing initial learning curve.
Overview
Integration Examples with Directus
Use Cases
Best For
- Learning how to use Directus SDK with a specific frontend framework
- Building a proof-of-concept blog with Directus as the backend
- Understanding GraphQL integration with Directus
- Comparing Directus integration patterns across different frameworks
- Setting up a Directus-connected frontend for demonstration or testing
- Exploring public role permissions in Directus for simple applications
Not Ideal For
- Production applications requiring secure, up-to-date codebases
- Teams using the latest framework versions (e.g., React 18+, Next.js 14+) as examples target older releases
- Projects needing complex data operations like real-time updates or custom Directus extensions beyond a basic blog
- Developers seeking active maintenance and support, as the repo is explicitly unmaintained
Pros & Cons
Pros
Includes examples for 13+ frontend frameworks like Angular, React, Vue, and Next.js, providing a quick starting reference for diverse tech stacks.
Demonstrates real usage of Directus JavaScript SDK and GraphQL with framework-specific code, such as data fetching in a simple blog context.
Uses a basic blog implementation and public role configurations with full permissions to lower the barrier for initial experimentation and learning.
README explicitly states the need for a Directus instance and links to setup options, avoiding ambiguity for beginners trying to run examples.
Cons
The repository has a warning that it is unmaintained without support, and framework versions are stale (e.g., React v17, Next.js v13), risking compatibility issues with modern tools.
Some examples use full read permissions on public roles for simplicity, which is a security anti-pattern that could lead to data exposure if copied directly into production.
Focuses only on a simple blog example, lacking demonstrations for advanced scenarios like authentication, real-time updates, or custom Directus hooks and flows.
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